{"id":34107,"date":"2026-06-23T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=34107"},"modified":"2026-06-21T05:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:48:51","slug":"osage-man-charged-after-becker-county-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/osage-man-charged-after-becker-county-traffic-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Osage Man Charged After Becker County Traffic Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Osage Man Charged After Becker County Traffic Stop<\/h2>\n

BECKER COUNTY<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 An Osage man faces a gross misdemeanor after a Becker County traffic stop.<\/p>\n

Barry Wayne Michaud, 53, is charged with driving after cancellation as being inimical to public safety.<\/p>\n

The charge was filed in Minnesota\u2019s Seventh Judicial District Court.<\/p>\n

The complaint lists the alleged offense date as April 29, 2026.<\/p>\n

It says Michaud was driving on County Highway 37 in Becker County.<\/p>\n

Vehicle Reportedly Crossed Center Line<\/h2>\n

According to the complaint, a Becker County deputy saw a vehicle travel on the center line.<\/p>\n

The deputy then stopped the vehicle.<\/p>\n

Michaud was identified as the driver, the complaint states.<\/p>\n

During the stop, the deputy reportedly saw a pipe on Michaud\u2019s lap.<\/p>\n

The complaint says the pipe smelled of burned marijuana.<\/p>\n

The filed complaint lists no separate drug charge.<\/p>\n

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Barry Wayne Michaud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

License Listed as Canceled<\/h2>\n

A records check showed Michaud\u2019s driving privileges were canceled, the complaint alleges.<\/p>\n

The license was listed as canceled because Michaud was considered inimical to public safety.<\/p>\n

The charge falls under Minnesota Statute 171.24<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege Michaud knew, or had reason to know, about the cancellation.<\/p>\n

The complaint does not provide further details about that notice.<\/p>\n

The charge carries a maximum penalty of 364 days in jail.<\/p>\n

It also carries a possible $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n

Court Case Remains Pending<\/h2>\n

The complaint was submitted with a summons.<\/p>\n

It asks the court to find probable cause for the charge.<\/p>\n

A judge will decide how the case moves forward.<\/p>\n

The filing does not include Michaud\u2019s response to the allegation.<\/p>\n

No plea or final outcome appears in the document provided.<\/p>\n

The case is filed under court number 03-CR-26-929.<\/p>\n

Court dates and updates may appear through the Minnesota Judicial Branch case records system<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A criminal complaint contains allegations.<\/p>\n

Michaud is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Osage resident Barry Michaud faces gross-misdemeanor prosecution after deputies found a canceled license during a Becker County traffic stop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16518],"tags":[346,927,17733,770,768,151,2034,11819,1222,1644],"class_list":["post-34107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-after","tag-becker","tag-booked","tag-charged","tag-county","tag-man","tag-osage","tag-recently","tag-stop","tag-traffic","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34109,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34107\/revisions\/34109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}